2016 W First Strike 30th Anniversary American Silver Eagle with Lettered Edge - PCGS Graded SP69

2016 W First Strike 30th Anniversary American Silver Eagle with Lettered Edge - PCGS Graded SP69.

Burnished coins from the United States Mint are struck with the utmost attention to detail. The silver blanks used to produce American Silver Eagles are polished in a rotating drum before being taken to the coining press. Once polished, those blanks are removed by gloved hand and placed one at a time into the coining press.

The United States Mint introduced the Burnished American Silver Eagle coin in 2006 for the 20^th anniversary of the American Eagle coin program. The burnished coin was struck in 2006 and 2007, not offered in 2009 and 2010, and continues today in much lower mintage levels.

Each of the 2016-W Burnished American Silver Eagle coins in this listing earned a unique Specimen Proof 69 grade from the PCGS. Coins with this grade have full, original mint luster, along with a maximum of two minor detracting flaws and feature a finish that is considered to meet particularly high standards.

As a First Strike coin, these 2016-W Burnished American Silver Eagle coins arrived at the PCGS depository or an approved third-party depository for certification within the first 30 days of the release date for 2016 issues set by the US Mint.